Tim Tebow’s 20-yard, game-winning touchdown against the Jets last week has been diagrammed, dissected and discussed for a week. But Wednesday was the first chance to hear from Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine about the play.

Pettine called the all-out blitz that Tebow exploited on his race to the end zone in the 17-13 Broncos win.

“It was a pressure that we had kind of held for the game,” Pettine said. “We were looking for an opportunity on a third down to call it. We had been relatively passive on a lot of them and felt that (Tebow) was heating up a little bit throwing the ball. It was something that other teams had run against that similar style that forced the quick decision (and) a quick throw. The kid made a heck of a play and I’m not going to sit here and kind of dissect it as far as how it played out. Their guy made a heck of a play and we didn’t execute. That’s what it came down to. But as far as the play call goes, that’s on me. I’ll shoulder that responsibility. To me, if I could take it back, I would, obviously, given the result. It’s something that we had planned. We talked about it during the time out, had been trying to hold it, and it obviously backfired.”

Pettine defended safety Eric Smith, who had the best shot at tackling Tebow on the play.

“First of all, on that play, Eric was put in a tough situation on the play,” Pettine said. “That’s what I take the responsibility for that. I’m not going to sit here and say Eric should have made that play. That’s the way the call was built. That’s the way it played out. He was put in a bind and he was put in a bind by the call. Eric Smith is a warrior and I would say if I was starting a football team, I would want him on my team every day of the week. He’s a great teammate (and) great guy on and off-the-field. He’s a guy that I think, and I know Rex has spoken to it, we have to take some reps off of him. Maybe fatigue was a factor, or has been a factor in the last couple of games with Brodney (Pool) being out. I think we need to do a better job of (giving him rest).

“Looking to the Buffalo game, we’re going to do some of it. We have the ability, with Brodney back, to get him off the field to get him his rest. When Eric is fresh, he’s as good as there is. Most players, it’s when they start to wear down, that’s when some issues might show up. Since he’s playing so many special teams reps, that’s the hard thing for us because he’s a good player, we want him, he’s a good player for (Mike) Westhoff, (so) he wants him. There is kind of that tug of war a little bit there as far as when is he going to be on the field and when is he going to get his rest.”